Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 93.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
93.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
52nd
of 141 regions
All-time high
93.6%
in 2023
All-time low
90.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 93.6% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over five years.
Luxembourg ranks 52nd of 141 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.2% | 93.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More science & technology data for Luxembourg
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,176 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 144.47 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 144.47 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,441 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 99.1% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 112 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.1% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 275.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 631,702 users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg was 93.6% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Luxembourg ranks 52nd out of 141 regions with data for 2023.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%)